Clothes drainer



R. A. BlRT CLOTHES DRAINER Filed sJune 19, -1924 Jupe 8 1926.-

- Patented June 8, 1926.

' UNITED STATESL l 1,538,296 PATENToFi-fics. f

EODGEEA. BIET, or BELOW, KANSAS, Assienon or ONE-HALE To LESTER L. Euston.

or sYLvAN GEovE, KANSAS. y Y

CLOTHES DRAINEVR.

Appia-summed June` 19,1924. Seriai 110.721,093.

' This invention appertains toclothesboilers and the primary object of the invention is to provide a novel attachment for clothes boilers for facilitatingthe draining ofthe clothes and for removing the clothes from the boiler after the boiling process.

A further object of the invention is theY provision of a perforated false bottom or plate detaohably associated with the boiler and novel means for holding the plate adjacent to the bottom of the boiler to permit the clothes to be conveniently boiled and novel means for holding the plate in a raised position adjacent to the upper end of the boiler, so that the clothes can be readily drained and conveniently moved from the boiler wthout any danger to the person handling the clothes. n

A further object of the invention is to pro.- vide a novel attachment for clothes boilers of the above character, which will be durable and etiicieiit in use, one that will besimple and easy to manufacture and one which can be placed upon the market and incorporated with an ordinary clothes boiler at a small cost.

.With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings,

Figure 1, is a longitudinal sectional view showing the attachment in its lowered position in a clothes boiler,

Figure 2, is a horizontal section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, illustrating the bottom plate ofthe attachment,

Figure 3, is a transverse sectional view through the attachment, illustrating the novel member carried by the end of the plate or false bottom,

Figure 4 is a detail View of one of the lifting rods showing a modified form thereof.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views the letter A generally indicates a clothes boiler and B the improved attachment therefor.

The clothes boiler A is of the ordinary or any preferred character and has been shown to illustrate the use of the improved attachment and as shown embodies a bottom wall 5, end walls 6, and side walls 7.

The improved attachment B comprises ya plate or false bottom 10 which can be formed from sheet metal of the desired gauge. The plate or'fa-lse bottom 10 is of substantially the same size and conguration asthe boiler A and is provided witha plurality of drain openings 11, the purpose of which will be hereinafter more fully described.

1n order to add rigidity to the plate 10 the edges thereof are preferably rolled around a reenforcing rod or wire 12, as at 13.

The ends of the plate 10 has secured thereto supporting rods 14,16 and 17. The rods 14v are arranged at the longitudinalfcenter of the plate while the rods 16 and 17 diverge outwardly from theupper end of the rod 14 and engage the plate in spaced reedges of the end walls 6 of the boiler as will l be hereinafter more fully described. As shown these hoolrs 19 are provided with an intermediate bill portion 2O and upper and lower terminal eyes 21 and 22. The lower f lation to the rod 14. While these rods 14, o

V eye 22 receives the upper ends of the rods 14, 16 and 17 while the upper-eye 21 receives a supporting rod 23. The rod 23 adjacent to its upper end is first bent back to provide a hook 24 and'then upwardly aS at 25 and thenfagain bent to provide a handle 26. In use of the improved attachment the same is placed in the boiler as shown in F igure 1, of the drawing with the upper hook 24 arranged over the upper edges of theend walls 6. This will hold the plate or false bottom 10 in spaced relation, but adjacent to the bottom wall 5 of the boiler. The clothes can now be placed in the-boiler for the usual boiling process and it can be seen that as the clothes are held in spaced relation to the bottom wall 5 that the burning or scorching thereof is precluded. After the clothes have boiled and it is desired to remove' the same from the boiler the handles 2G can be grasped and the plate or false bottom 10 moved upwardly and the hooks 2O placed over the upper edges of the end walls 6. This will hold the plate or falseV bottom 10 in a raised elevated position above the Vbe formed in the rods 23VV so-that the plate or false bottom l0 can be raised in a. step by step movement if so desired..

Changes as in'detail may be made Withoutdepartingfrom the spirit or' the scope of this invention, but,

Y What Ielaiin as new is In' a`v combination With aA Wash-boiler and a perforated false bot-torn arranged therein,

an inverted V-shape'd member attached to each end of the false bottom, a hook oonnected. to each of the V-sha-ped members and terminating` in an eye at its upper end, a length of rod engaged in each of the eyes, a hook` formed at the upper end of each of the lengths of rod and normally engaged with the-upper edge 01"? the Wash boiler, the first mentioned hooks being` adapted to engage the upperedge of the" Wash boiler when the alsebottom isv disposed adjacent to the upper edge of. the boiler; y

In testimony Whereofl affix my signature. 

